Soccer
USD suffers road losses to SDSU, Omaha
USD soccer (7-6-2, 2-3) dropped a pair of one-goal matches to South Dakota State (SDSU) (9-5-1, 4-1) on Friday and Omaha (5-9-2, 2-2-1) on Sunday. USD at SDSU The Coyote soccer team fell to the South Dakota State 1-0 in double overtime in Brookings on Friday. After a scoreless 90 minutes, the SDSU freshman forward […]
USD net wins against Oral Roberts and Western Illinois
USD women’s soccer picked up their first two conference wins of the season over Oral Roberts (7-9) in Vermillion Thursday and Western Illinois (2-10-1) in Macomb, Ill. Sunday. USD vs. Oral Roberts The Coyotes opened the scoring early with three goals in the first 25 minutes in a cold, wet game against Oral Roberts. Junior […]
Women’s soccer drops match in Denver
USD women’s soccer fell to Denver 2-0 in their opening conference match of the season on Friday. The defending Summit League champion Pioneers scored first in the 22nd minute when freshman Samantha Feller received a pass from freshman Natalie Beckman. Freshman midfielder Hannah Hiatt added to the scoring in the 35th minute with a free […]
Freshman phenoms in Coyote athletics
New seasons. Fresh rosters. Old leaders have moved on, and now the future of Coyote athletics relies on the next wave of standout athletes. Experience is a coveted trait among stars, but a handful of first-and-second-year athletes are already standing out in their individual sports, paving the way for the future of USD athletics. This […]
Zanin’s Top Ten goal not enough to top UMKC
USD women’s soccer split games last week, beating New Mexico State on Thursday and losing a close Senior Day game to UMKC on Sunday. Senior Taryn LaBree scored a pair of goals in the 3-0 win in Las Cruces, N.M. The victory was the Coyotes’ third in a row and pushed the Coyotes past last […]
Late goal gives USD soccer first road win
The soccer team found its first successful road trip of the season, beating Drake 1-0 in Des Moines on Thursday. The first 70 minutes of the game went without a goal until sophomore Abby Ostrem sent a pass in the direction of freshman Joana Zanin, who headed the ball toward sophomore forward Maddison Sullivan. Sullivan’s strike […]
Player of the Pack: Cooper Thau
Cooper Thau is a senior nursing major and midfielder on the soccer team from Broomfield, Colo. Austin Lammers: What inspired you to pursue nursing? Cooper Thau: I really love helping people. I want to do something rewarding as a job and I feel a calling to it. AL: If you could design a pair of scrubs, […]
Coyote soccer loses to Creighton, rebounds against Green Bay
USD soccer moved to a 3-2-2 season record following a 1-2 loss to Creighton Friday and a 4-1 win over Green Bay Sunday. USD at Creighton USD traveled to Omaha, Nebraska on Friday to face a 2-3 Creighton team fresh off a 1-0 win at South Dakota State on Sept. 2. Freshman Aline Reinkober gave […]
Ostrem puts USD over Northern Colorado with late goal
USD’s soccer team shot three times in their win against Northern Colorado at home Sunday afternoon. Two of those shots found the back of the net. One of those shots made ESPN SportsCenter’s Top Ten plays and moved the Coyotes to 2-1-2 on the season. Coming off a 3-0 win over Chicago State last Sunday, […]
Player of the Pack: Courtney Stodola
Courtney Stodola is a junior business administration major and defender on the soccer team from Omaha, NE. Austin Lammers: If the goalies went on strike for a game, which player would you choose to step in? Courtney Stodola: “Maddie Butterfield for sure. But definitely not Dani Brown.” AL: What’s your go-to pregame hype song? CS: “Let […]